Direct and Indirect Effects of Socioeconomic Factors on Age at First Marriage in Slum Areas,Bangladesh |
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| Authors: | Akter Shamima Md. Mizanur Rahman |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Population Science and Human Resource Development , University of Rajshahi , 6205 , Rajshahi , Bangladesh mizanur_rub@yahoo.com;3. Department of Population Science and Human Resource Development , University of Rajshahi , 6205 , Rajshahi , Bangladesh |
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| Abstract: | This article attempts to examine the influence of some selected predictor variables on female age at first marriage in slum areas of Bangladesh. A path and multiple classification analysis (MCA) approach have been adopted. Authors thought that respondent’s educational level and the mass media such as watching television have a significant direct impact on age at marriage, while the types of family and occupational status have an indirect effect on age at marriage. |
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| Keywords: | age at first marriage slum areas MCA and path analysis |
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